adjective (figuratively)

1. metaphorical, Metaphorical, as opposed to literal, a form of speech in which figures of speech are applied and there is an intention for the reader to understand a deeper meaning than the face-value of the words. Also known as "reading between the lines."

quotations:

• "The lovers she seems to pursue with her language in fact retreat under the barrage of similes, metaphors and fables." — New York Times, May 1, 2005
  1. Metaphorically so called
  2. With many figures of speech
  3. Emblematic

noun

1. A word or phrase that departs from straightforward, literal language.

noun

1. A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.

1. • With many flourishes of the captured banner, they marched down the avenue.
     1. An ornamentation.
   • His signature ended with a .
     1. (music) A ceremonious passage such as a fanfare.
   • The trumpets blew a as they entered the church.

verb (flourish, es)

1. (intransitive) To thrive or grow well.

1. • The barley flourished in the warm weather.
     1. (intransitive) To prosper or fare well.
   • The town flourished with the coming of the railway.
     1. (intransitive) To be in a period of greatest influence.
   • His writing flourished before the war.
     1. (transitive) To make bold, sweeping movements.
   • They flourished the banner as they stormed the palace.

adjective

1. Pertaining to flowers.
2. decorate, Decorated with flowers.
3. Of a speech: too complicated; elaborate; with grandiloquent expressions; bombastic; verbose.